<VV> Tire Pressures with Modern Tires

[Ron]

Why?  Solid, rock hard tires went out in the 30's and the loss of traction 
and ride quality make going back to them a complete loser.  For my Toyota, 
the owners manual recommends increasing the tire pressures to 36 psi only 
when driving continuously at speeds over 100 mph.  For a Corvair, this would 
be a joke (or a disaster) so why play juvenile wanabe games?  A Corvair is a 
nice cruising car for moderate speeds so you might as well enjoy a nice ride 
while you're doing it with something closer to the General Motors 
recommended tire pressures.

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Mikeamauro at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 5:58 AM
Subject: <VV> Tire Pressures with Modern Tires


> I'm running 205 14s on my late model, mounted on Camaro rally wheels (I
> know, that's a lot of tire for the vehicle, but I like how they look, so 
> lets
> move on ;>). The tires are Brigdestone Turanzas, with a  max inflation of 
> 44
> psig. To reduce rolling resistance, I'm running 24 lbs in  the fronts, and 
> 38 in
> the rears (cold). Seems to handle just fine on the  highway, but I'm
> considering upping the rears to 44, and the fronts  to about 12 to 14 less 
> than the
> rears. Has anyone out there tried this  or similar pressures. Results?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Mauro
> 67 factory Air , 110 PG  coupe
>
>
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